TRENTON — The deadly hostage standoff with a barricaded man inside a city home on the 200 block of Grand Street has gone on past 24 hours now and counting, as of press time.

Multiple police agencies have been there around the clock attempting to resolve the situation with the suspect, who is believed to have killed his girlfriend and at least one child.

“We’re still looking for a peaceful resolution,” First Assistant Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said.

Onofri declined to comment on the number of hostages still inside the home.

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The man’s girlfriend was decomposing in the house Friday afternoon and had been dead for some time, police discovered.

A woman claiming to be the deceased woman’s sister told The Trentonian on Saturday that at least one of the children is of toddler age or younger. Police moved its perimeter back to where the public was kept at least two blocks away from the home in all directions. A portion of South Broad Street was also blocked off.

State Police sent a robot toward the scene at about 6 p.m. Friday night, and the FBI arrived around 9:30 p.m. Friday night to negotiate with the man. But there has been limited movement or progress despite the long wait.

Several large armored vehicles were also on scene Friday. Police brought out lights to illuminate the scene and continue negotiations with the man as the night wore on. According to sources, police initially came to the scene on a welfare check of a resident when the man barricaded himself inside the home. That is when the girlfriend was allegedly found, according to sources. A source said that when they initially arrived on scene Friday they observed the 13-year-old child dead in the home, but did not see the girlfriend. The source said the man told police that he did kill his girlfriend.

At about 3:30 p.m. on Friday, multiple police agencies descended on the scene to attempt to defuse the situation. On Saturday, Trenton Police, New Jersey State Police, FBI, Mercer County Sheriffs and Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office personnel were all on scene. Animal Control officers also showed up at the scene.

Mayor Tony Mack and Business Administrator Sam Hutchinson both came to the scene during the first five hours of the standoff.

Mercer County Prosecutor Joe Bocchini and Trenton Police Director Ralph Rivera Jr. were also on scene throughout the day.

Around 4:30 p.m. Saturday a crowd of men were seen rushing towards the house yelling “they got him.” Police had to direct the men back behind crime scene tape, adding to the tension at the scene on Grand Street.

It remains unclear as to what prompted the situation and the man’s identity is not immediately known. Residents in the area are referring to the suspect as “Skip.” According to neighbors, they usually saw him walking his two pit bulls and was known to train other people’s dogs.

Later in the afternoon on Saturday, Onofri told The Trentonian that animal control officers removed dogs from the property and that they were still negotiating with the barricaded suspect. Just before 7 p.m. Onofri told media at a briefing that the rumors the barricaded suspect was dead were untrue. Authorities are still attempting to come to a peaceful resolution as the hours wear on and the patience of area residents runs thin.

According to officials, displaced residents were said to be sheltered at the former Skelton branch library on South Broad Street.

Sources told The Trentonian that food had been dropped off to the suspects home.

At an earlier press briefing, Onofri told reporters that there was going to be a press conference regarding the situation, but later said that “If there’s a reason to have one, we’ll have one.”